Re: Would Any Developers Use This?
Re: Would Any Developers Use This?
- Subject: Re: Would Any Developers Use This?
- From: Chris Boot <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 19:58:09 +0200
Hi,
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> The procedure for finding out whether an application needs updating is
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> rather simple. The updater framework would download an XML file which the
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> updateable application's plist file points to, and compare version numbers
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> and the like. If the file on the server is newer, the user is asked
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> whether
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> the download should be performed. If yes, the updated file is downloaded
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> from the server (the URL is retrieved from the XML plist file on the
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> server)
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> and the user asked whether to install the update automatically or to leave
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> it in the downloads folder and let the user take care of it.
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>
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> So what do people think?
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>
What about using timestamps instead of version numbers for that XML? That
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would make it more versatile and easier to check.
Well, I thought a lexicographic test would check just about any format of
data, be it version numbers or dates. I suppose the field could contain
anything, but a version number seemed obvious.
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The whole thing sounds pretty nice, however I'd go framework-only, since I
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don't see any need for a central application.
That was the point of having a separate framework ;-)
--
Chris Boot
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